Raffaela Mariniello

All of Raffaela Mariniello's photographic work is driven by the artist's need to question what will survive industrialized society, and many of her images evoke scenarios that seem suspended in a dimension of poignant metaphysical beauty.

works

Napoli veduta immaginaria

In primo piano

Tetti di case quartieri spagnoli, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 60 x 60 cm, 120 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

ZioRiz – The Worn River

In primo piano

Sorgente del Volturno, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 60 x 60 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP, 120 x 120 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP

Jesus, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 120 x 120 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP, 60 x 60 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP

Gazebo, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 60 x 60 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP, 120 x 120 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP

Campo di broccoli, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 60 x 60 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP, 120 x 120 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP

Campo, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 60 x 60 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP, 120 x 120 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP

Campagna, 2023, pigment print on baryta paper from digital negative, 60 x 60 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP, 120 x 120 cm - ed. 5 + 2 AP

Sorgente del Volturno, 2023, lightbox, pigment print on backlit paper from digital negative, 135 x 155 cm

Due pire, 2023, lightbox, pigment print on backlit paper from digital negative, 135 x 155 cm

Paesaggio solido

In primo piano

Paesaggio solido, 2020–2023, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 8 + 2 AP

Paesaggio solido, 2020, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 8 + 2 AP

Paesaggio Solido, 2020, black and white pigment print on fine art paper 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 8 + 2 AP

Paesaggio solido, 2020, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 8 + 2 AP

Under the Spell of Africa

In primo piano

Lavanderia del Parco di Banko, Abidjan, Costa d’Avorio, 2019, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 107 x 143 cm, ed. 6 + 2 AP

Felci giganti nella foresta di Banko, Abidjan, Costa d’Avorio, 2019, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 100 x 150 cm, ed. 8 + 2 AP

Porto di Abidjan, Costa d’Avorio, 2019, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 80 x 180 cm, ed. 3 + 2 AP

Omphalocarpum, Abidjan, Costa d’Avorio, 2019, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 80 x 90 cm, ed. 8 + 2 AP

Grand Bassam, Costa d’Avorio, 2019, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 80 x 100 cm, ed. 6 + 2 AP

La memoria violata

In primo piano

La memoria violata, 2017, c-print on diasec, 140 x 160 cm, ed. 6

Capri Teorema

In primo piano

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 110 x 150 cm, framed 123 x 163 cm, ed. 5

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 5

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 30 x 40 cm, ed. 7

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 5

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment print on fine art paper, 30 x 40 cm, ed. 7

Capri Teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 30 x 40 cm, ed. 7

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 5

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 3 + 2 AP

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 52,5 x 70 cm, ed. 5

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 30 x 40 cm, ed. 7

Saluti da Capri, 2016, light box, 135 x 165 cm, ed. 3 + 2 AP

Capri teorema, 2016, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 30 x 40 cm, ed. 7

Souvenirs d’Italie

In primo piano

Little Italy #2, 2009, pigment print on baryta Hahnemühle paper, 37 x 45 cm, ed. 5

Happy Hour, Florence, 2008, pigment print on baryta Hahnemühle paper, 37 x 45 cm, ed. 5

Piazza Plebiscito, Naples, 2007, pigment print on baryta Hahnemühle paper, 37 x 45 cm, ed. 5

Ponte degli Scalzi, Venice, 2007, c-print on diasec, 170 x 200 cm, ed. 3

Piazza San Marco, Venice, 2007, c-print on diasec, 170 x 200 cm, ed. 3

Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Naples, 2006, pigment print on baryta Hahnemühle paper, 37 x 45 cm, ed. 5

Untitled, Naples, 2006, pigment print on baryta Hahnemühle paper, 37 x 45 cm, ed. 5

Colosseo, Rome, 2010, pigment print on baryta Hahnemühle paper, 37 x 45 cm, ed. 5

Paesaggio urbano e post-industriale

In primo piano

Salerno, porto, 2009, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Palloni, Palermo, 2006, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Pireo, 2006, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Beirut, porto, 2006, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Reti pescatori, Brindisi, 2006, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Barca sul tetto, 2001, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Napoli, porto, 2001, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Strada interna porto di Napoli, 2001, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Minerale, 1991, black and white pigment print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

Salerno, porto, 2009, pigment c-print on fine art paper, 100 x 120 cm, ed. 5 + 2 AP

video

Greetings From
Italy, 2018, 9’
produced by Raffaela Mariniello

catalogue

Raffaela Mariniello (Naples, 1962) lives and works between Naples and Milan. Her artistic research focuses on social and cultural issues, with particular attention to the transformation of the urban landscape and the relationship between man, the objects of his daily life and the places he inhabits.
In 1991, she began the project Bagnoli, a factory, the only historical account of the steel mill’s activities, which has been exhibited in Naples, Nates, Calais, Paris and Milan. Her Sourvenirs d’Italie series, exhibited at the Pignatelli Museum in 2011, focused on the transformation of historic centres of Italian cities as a result of mass tourism. In 2014, she dedicated a project to the tragic fire which raged through the Città della Scienza in her poetic, silent account entitled Still in Life. Her works are part of public and private collections, including: the Bibliothèque National de Paris; the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris; the Banca Commerciale in Milan; the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Turin; the Fond National d’Art Contemporain, Paris; the Museo Madre, Naples; the Naples Metro System; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Cotroneo Collection. In 2018, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Madrid organized her solo exhibit Alla deriva del paesaggio. In 2019, she realized the Under the Spell of Africa project as part of the Italia Cultura Africa programme under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Donwahi Foundation in Abidjan.
She has been working with Studio Trisorio since 1995.
Raffaela Mariniello (Napoli, 1962) vive e lavora tra Napoli e Milano. La sua ricerca artistica è rivolta a tematiche sociali e culturali, con un’attenzione particolare alla trasformazione del paesaggio urbano e al rapporto tra l’uomo, gli oggetti del suo quotidiano e i luoghi che abita.
Nel 1991 inizia il progetto Bagnoli, una fabbrica, unica testimonianza storica sull’attività dell’acciaieria esposto a Napoli, Nantes, Calais, Parigi e Milano. La serie Souvenirs d’Italie sui centri storici delle città italiane in cui si evidenzia la trasformazione dei luoghi preda del turismo di massa è stata esposta al Museo Pignatelli nel 2011. Nel 2014 dedica un progetto al tragico incendio di Città della Scienza con il poetico e silente racconto Still in Life. Sue opere sono presenti in collezioni pubbliche e private, tra le quali: Bibliothèque National de Paris; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Parigi; Banca Commerciale di Milano; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino; Fond National d’Art Contemporain, Parigi; Museo Madre, Napoli; Metropolitana di Napoli; MAXXI di Roma; Collezione Cotroneo. Nel 2018 l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Madrid le ha dedicato la personale Alla deriva del paesaggio. Nel 2019 ha realizzato il progetto Under the Spell of Africa nell’ambito del programma Italia Cultura Africa del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale presso la Foundation Donwahi ad Abidjan.
Collabora con lo Studio Trisorio dal 1995.